The week before Death
Valley Training camp was a good one, but a tough one, with 4 days of long runs
planned at 35k, 60k, 40k and 30k. The
weather turned quite humid this week, which led to some hydration issues.I fell short of the 60k goal on Saturday by
about 5k, but hit both Friday’s and Sunday’s goals.I’m looking forward to spending 5 days in
Death Valley next week with Chris Roman and Cheryl Zwarkowski and others that
will be there getting in some “on-course” training.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Off

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

4:57 AM – 10.30 miles in
1:28:51 (8:37 pace).Speed work day of 4
x 2k with 1k recovery in between, followed by 5k at an easy pace.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

5:18 AM – 6.20 miles in
59:08 (9:32 pace).

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Off

Friday, May 25, 2012

7:24 AM – 21.70 miles in
3:35:58 (9:57 pace) at Rockefeller State Park.Today was super humid and more water was in
order.Thankfully, Emmy joined for the
last 10 miles to keep things moving.This
was the first day of 4 consecutive days of long runs of 35k, 60k, 40k and 30k,
and It will be interesting to see how the 60k shakes out tomorrow.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

5:33 AM – 34.00 miles in
5:56:49 (10:29 pace) on the North/South County
Trailway.The temperature got up to around 88 degrees,
and the humidity was just as bad as yesterday’s long run.After a good 12+ miles at 9:30 pace, things
got a bit slower as our water supply was depleted.Luckily, Wayne had some $$$ and we were able
to re-fill but not until almost 26 miles in.Still, a good, long run.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

6:23 AM – 24.80 miles in
4:01:17 (9:43 pace) on the North/South County
Trailway.It was far less humid today than the last two
days, and better on the hydration / nutrition front.Peter L. and I also made a new friend along the way :